Weston, Mass., close to daughter Ann and husband John. Judy said the move meant changing everything – email addresses, insurances, etc. She got a new ID card, as her macular degeneration negates driving, and added, “at least we could keep our names!” The Johnstones planned to drive to Illinois for granddaughter Katie’s August wedding. Elizabeth “Betty” Fischer Gore believes ignoring advice on avoiding would-be public health problems has allowed her to build up normal immunity and “still be kicking at 85,” though she admitted her kicks don’t have the same power they once did! Thanks to those who sent news, sad as much of it was. As ever, love to all of you from both of us.
1950 Dorothy Held Gawley dnigawley@juno.com I am pleased to have news from several classmates. I wish more of you would keep in touch. Carmen Zeppenfeldt Catoni’s granddaughter, Ana Zeynep Yildirim ’13, earned a degree from UMW, then traveled with her brother and sister to Turkey to visit their father’s homeland and their Turkish grandmother. Ana’s mother is Ana Catoni Yildirim ’80. Carmen spoke to Alicia De Rivera-Cruz, whose health seemed better. On a sad note, Carmen saw on Facebook that Anne Garlette Maling passed away. Carol Bailey Miller still works on Virginia Horse Shows Association history and was appointed to the Hall of Fame nominating committee. She spoke with several well-known people in the horse-show world, including Bill Steinkraus, who was on the U.S. Olympic team for several years. Carol has attended several meetings of Mary Washington alumni in Richmond and enjoyed meeting people from different classes. Elsie Lee Davidson Floyd enjoyed her spring flowers after all the rain but was concerned for others experiencing rain and tornadoes. Mim Sollows Wieland and Earl had the downstairs of their Cape Cod home painted and new flooring put in the kitchen. Marge Diener Knapp lives with son Jon
and recently gave up driving. She fell during a trip to Barnegat Light, N.J., and crushed her left elbow. She had surgery in October and received a new elbow, a titanium implant. She called her therapist “Colleen the Crusher” because she worked her so hard, but it paid off. Marge belongs to a singing and bell-ringing group for seniors, and has lunch and plays Scrabble every Wednesday with her 101-year-old pal, Mabel. Mabel usually wins!
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I took another escorted tour this spring to the national parks of Utah: Arches, Bryce, Zion, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. I didn’t do some hiking trails the younger people did, but I enjoyed the sunrise and sunsets and was awed by God’s country.
Beth Otway Crawford has three daughters and six grandchildren. She lives in the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire, with a five-minute walk to the shore of Lake St.-Louis and the village. Other than the activities of Quebec’s language police and talk of separating from the rest of Canada, she finds it delightful and interesting.
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Classmates, I hope you enjoyed the last news we had in our magazine. Please send more. Enjoy yourselves.
Corley Gibson Friesen corleyfriesen@comcast.net Susan Hutcheson Jurgens visited roommate Maxine Haley Hazelgrove in Ashland, Va., in March. They went to a variety show and met third roommate Carol Oliver Headlee for lunch at a Richmond restaurant the next day. They all talked about college days. Susan finished her Octoberthrough-April Orange County Bridge Marathon. One of her two partners was Catherine Matthews Gillespie ’63. Susan plans an October Road Scholar trip to Prague, Bratislava, and Budapest.
Betsy Dickinson Surles surlesb@verizon.net
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Ginny Marco Hancock’s daughter, a permanent second mate and relief mate on the Stewart J. Cort, a 1,000-foot Great Lakes bulk carrier, was installed in February as the first female Grand Lodge President of the 123-yearold International Shipmasters Association. On a sad note, Ginny reported the deaths of the son and daughter-in-law of the late Kae Enquist Brown and Dr. Joseph Daniel Brown III. Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV and Susan Stanger Brown were killed in a small plane crash in April.
Carol Bailey Miller ’50 works on the history of the Virginia Horse Shows Association and was appointed to the Hall of Fame nominating committee.
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I hope everyone had a good, safe summer, despite the crazy climate changes, tornadoes, floods, fires, and droughts. Once again, thanks to those who sent news. My records aren’t always up-to-date, so if you change email addresses, please send me the new one.
Charlotte Fisher Klapproth said it was too darn hot. She was
Roselyn “Rosie” Bell Morris classnotes@umw.edu My husband, Edgar D. Morris, passed away June 8.
Christine Harper Hovis chrishovis@aol.com
Barbara Trites Peterson’s grandson, Dan Peterson, studied sports management at Old Dominion University. Barbara attended his graduation and met his girlfriend’s parents. Barbara spent almost three years working with a committee to plan an October meeting for Presbyterian Women of the Synod of South Atlantic to be held in St. Simons Island, Ga., and attended by 350 people.
enjoying the AC and ready for fall/ winter. Sam Stone, Shirley Gregory Stone’s husband, wrote that Shirley had no news but was still alive and kicking! Sally Hanger Moravitz’s niece, Sally Patricia Hanger, married Peter Svenlen and lives in Stockholm. Trisha worked in New York in the ’90s and is now operations manager for SoHo’s Gudrun Sjoden, a Swedish firm that opened its first NYC store. Sally hoped to connect with her during her fall visit. Other trips will mainly be to the doctor, but Sally can still pull in a 6-pound rockfish. Joan Kleinknecht asked if she’d sent info too late for the last deadline, saying we tend to be a little forgetful as we get older. Well, Joan, if you did, I forgot where I put it. Got up the other day and found the orange juice in the pantry and the cereal in the fridge. So, I’ll catch you next time, if I remember!
Anne Rohrbach Culwell works in Oklahoma City. She survived the tornadoes in Norman, but a hailstorm ruined her roof. Her greatgreat-grandson and friends were having a wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner when some left for a friend’s house. The rest were to follow, but a tornado alert sent them to a Norman shelter. Tornadoes struck around but not in Norman. Anne planned to visit the Wisconsin Dells and the Windy City. Sally Watson Castle went with UMW President Richard V. Hurley and wife Rose on a President’s Travel Club trip to Russia, Finland, and Sweden.
The news from California is that my granddaughter, Morgan James ’17, headed to UMW and major in international studies in the fall. She loves the campus. I looked at maps she brought home and at the classes offered. Boy, what a difference from the ’50s. Take care, but still manage to be a little outrageous.
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